With the proliferation of mobile network, mobile devices, and Web of things, many industries,
including government departments, private firms, and research communities, offer more …

Good leadership is widely regarded as a crucial component of risk and crisis management
and remains an enduring theme of more than 40 years of inquiry into emergencies …

ABSTRACT The use of Open Government Data (OGD) has not kept pace with the
expectations as existing OGD infrastructures mainly serve as data repositories. Many OGD …

Social networking sites (SNSs) have become sources for seeking and sharing crisis
information, especially during crisis to promote public engagement. However, SNSs users …

Infrastructures may improve the use of Open Government Data (OGD) by providing insight in
how individuals can participate in data reuse and in the quality of open data. Yet, most OGD …

Everyone needs access to toilet facilities, but such provision outside the home can be hard
to find. For those with common medical conditions and older people, this issue is critical for …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to underscore the significance, drivers and barriers
towards re-use of open data sets in the context of Oman's open government data (OGD) …

Purpose Given that the Open Government Data (OGD) initiatives of any country are founded
on principles of transparency and accountability, it is important that the data sets permit a …

Purpose While “transparency-by-design” serves as the antecedent of any Open Government
Data (OGD) initiative, its logical objective would be the extent to which data “usage” is …

This chapter seeks to offer a timely assessment of developments at the intersection between
new media and fear of crime. The chapter is prompted by a growing need to begin to bring …